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Roger G3XBM's (Mainly) Amateur Radio Blog

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Es selectivity

Posted: 24 Jun 2022 01:48 AM PDT http://g3xbm-qrp.blogspot.com/2022/06/es-selectivity.html


So far today, I have had just spots from Austria on 10m WSPR and nothing at
all on 8m FT8.
Es can be very selective. Sometimes a station a few kilometres away spots a lot, whereas at your QTH there is nothing. Also, the openings can be
widespread or in just one direction.
Although I may be factually wrong, my impression is openings to more
northerly directions are more common later in the Es season. Southern
stations are there, but the feeeling I get is that more northern stations
are more frequent.

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My free PDF book

Posted: 24 Jun 2022 01:41 AM PDT http://g3xbm-qrp.blogspot.com/2022/06/my-free-pdf-book.html


Although I hope to have every page complete before I go to see my brother
next week, I shall still need to check things and order the pages, so it
will not be available until some time in July. I am making no deadlines as
I always seem to miss them!
One thing is sure: there will be a link on my blog and website and I shall
send the link to the main radio mags. Whether they decide to print it is another matter!
It should contain all my projects and a bit more that may be of interest.
As it is a brain-dump as much for me as others, I cannot charge anything
for it. What would really please me is if others experimented for the first time and some of my unfinished projects were finished.
Over the years, I have had lots of fun and I hope you do too.

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10m QRP WSPR TX (Friday)

Posted: 24 Jun 2022 09:07 AM PDT http://g3xbm-qrp.blogspot.com/2022/06/10m-qrp-wspr-tx-friday_24.html


I have been on 10m WSPR TX with 500mW for about an hour. Multiple spots by OE3XOE (1233km), but nobody else as yet.

UPDATE 1606z: 19 spots of my 500mW QRP today.



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8m experiment (Friday)

Posted: 24 Jun 2022 01:09 AM PDT http://g3xbm-qrp.blogspot.com/2022/06/8m-experiment-friday_24.html


Once again I am on 8m FT8 TX on 40.680 MHz USB dial. No spots yet.

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Sunspots - June 24th 2022

Posted: 23 Jun 2022 10:22 PM PDT http://g3xbm-qrp.blogspot.com/2022/06/sunspots-june-24th-2022.html


Solar flux is 121 and the SSN 69. A=10 and K=3.

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